2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft explained

2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft
Sport:Basketball
Date:April 14, 2021
League:Canadian Elite Basketball League
Teams:7
First:Nervens Demosthene, Saskatchewan Rattlers
Overall:21
Rounds:3
Prev:2020
Next:2022

The 2021 CEBL–U Sports Draft is the Third CEBL Draft, being revealed on April 14. Seven Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) teams will select 21 athletes in total.

Format

the draft order for the first round is determine by how the teams finished in the 2020 CEBL season, Saskatchewan Rattlers finished last place last season so they get first overall. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in even-numbered rounds, and the original order in odd-numbered rounds. The draft order for the first round was determined as follows:[1]

  1. Saskatchewan Rattlers
  2. Niagara River Lions
  3. Guelph Knighthawks
  4. Ottawa BlackJacks
  5. Hamilton Honey Badgers
  6. Fraser Valley Bandits
  7. Edmonton Stingers

Eligibility

Players may completed their university eligibility in 2020-21, or they may be returning to their university team in the fall and be classified within the CEBL's U SPORTS Developmental player program. They must qualify as Canadian, and they must have completed at least one full year of eligibility at their U SPORTS institution. Each CEBL club must have at least one U SPORTS player on its 10-man active roster at all times.[2]

Player selection

Source:[3]

Round 1

Team Player Hometown School team
1Nervens Demosthene Terrebonne, QuebecBishop's University
2Emmanuel OwootoahToronto, OntarioBrock University
3Isiah OsborneWindsor, OntarioCarleton University
4Ali SowOttawa, OntarioWilfrid Laurier
5Keevan VeinotPort Williams, NSDalhousie University
6Anthony TsegakeleGatineau, QBBrandon University
7Alex CarsonHalifax, NSDalhousie University

Round 2

Team Player Hometown School team
8DeAndrae PierreBrampton, ONYork University
9Adam PaigeSurrey, BCUniversity of Alberta
10Thomas KennedyWindsor, ONUniversity of Windsor
11Guillaume PépinMontreal, QuebecUniversity of Ottawa
12Jordan HenryPickering, ONMcMaster University
13Lloyd PandiOttawa, OntarioCarleton University
14Alexander DewarSaskatoon, SaskatchewanUniversity of Saskatchewan

Round 3

Team Player Hometown School team
15Tyrese PotomaRegina, SaskatchewanUniversity of Saskatchewan
16Grant ShephardKelowna, BCCarleton University
17Cole LongSt. John's, NLMemorial University
18Graddy KankuMontreal, QuebecOntario Tech
19Mychael PauloToronto, ONMcMaster University
20Grant AuduMississauga, ONUniversity of British Columbia
21Colton GibbLethbridge, ABUniversity of Lethbridge

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 CEBL USPORTS Draft Reveal Set For April 14. Canadian Elite Basketball League. live. January 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210401171022/https://www.cebl.ca/2021-cebl-usports-draft-reveal-set-for-april-14 . 2021-04-01 .
  2. Web site: U Sports draft lets CEBL teams select apprentices . St Catherine standard. January 6, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2021 CEBL U SPORTS Draft Class Announced. Canadian Elite Basketball League. live. January 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210414185844/https://www.cebl.ca/2021-cebl-u-sports-draft-class-announced . 2021-04-14 .